Stories of
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Griffin Seward

TAPS

Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night.

Los Angeles National
Cemetery
15-D-10

Old Stone w/Wrong Info

Born:October 08, 1842 at Dover, DE

Entered
Service in the US Army from Philadelphia, PA

Earned The Medal of Honor During the Indian Campaigns For
heroism October 20, 1869at
Chiricahua Mountains, AZ

Died:September
10, 1908 at the age of 65

On October 5,
1868, a band of Apache Indians attacked a stage coach en route
to Tucson under escort by four soldiers, killing the driver,
passenger, and all four soldiers. Within hours of this attack,
Cochise and his Indian band encountered a group of cowboys in
the Sulphur Springs Valley. The Apaches attacked, killing one of
the men and stealing the cattle. One man of that group managed
to escape and fled to Ft. Bowie to ask for help. Lt. William H.
Winters took a troop of Cavalry in pursuit of Cochise, and was
joined en route by additional soldiers under Capt. Reuben
Bernard while Cochise fled into his stronghold between Red Rock
and Turtle Mountain, above Rucker Canyon. There the Cavalry
encountered Cochise's warriors on October 20, 1869, in what
became known as "The Campaign of the Rocky Mesa."
Wagoner Griffin Seward was one of thirty-two members of the 1st
and 8th Cavalry cited for "Gallantry in action" in
this major battle in the Chiricahua Mountains.